Israel carrying out ‘mass expulsion of Palestinians’ in West Bank, UN warns

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 17, 2026 at 06:04 PM

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A UN report states that over 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced in the occupied West Bank in one year, between November 2023 and October 2024. The UN attributes this displacement to a combination of Israeli settler violence, forced displacement orders, home demolitions, and Israeli military operations. The report documented 1,732 incidents of settler violence causing casualties or property damage, a 24% increase from the previous year. The UN rights office stated that Israeli authorities played a central role in directing, participating in, or enabling settler violence. The UN report concludes that this displacement, coupled with events in Gaza, suggests a concerted Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer, raising concerns of ethnic cleansing.

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Iran ×330% Nur Shams 40% Far'a 40% Jenin 50% Tulkarem 50% Gaza 60% Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 70% Israeli army ×275% UN ×290% Palestinians ×790% West Bank ×695% Israel ×595%

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palestinian displacement 100% west bank 90% israeli settler violence 80% forcible displacement 70% mass expulsion 60% un rights office 60% israeli army 60% international humanitarian law 50% ethnic cleansing 50% occupied territory 40%